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Matt

Boy

Meaning of Matt: Hebrew: 'gift of God'

Matt is a boy's name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 4 letters and 1 syllable, and it is familiar but far from overused — 3698th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 5119th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#3698

29 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#5119

3 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

23,892

First recorded 1880 · peak 1959

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 198 babies1982: 197 babies1983: 226 babies1984: 178 babies1985: 167 babies1986: 163 babies1987: 135 babies1988: 145 babies1989: 105 babies1990: 92 babies19901991: 83 babies1992: 87 babies1993: 60 babies1994: 67 babies1995: 50 babies1996: 52 babies1997: 56 babies1998: 56 babies1999: 69 babies2000: 48 babies20002001: 53 babies2002: 59 babies2003: 55 babies2004: 46 babies2005: 40 babies2006: 67 babies2007: 62 babies2008: 68 babies2009: 60 babies2010: 51 babies20102011: 44 babies2012: 56 babies2013: 47 babies2014: 61 babies2015: 57 babies2016: 59 babies2017: 72 babies2018: 42 babies2019: 39 babies2020: 37 babies20202021: 37 babies2022: 34 babies2023: 46 babies2024: 46 babies2025: 29 babies
US babies named Matt per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 226.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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